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Dogs, our sweet companions, have been found to
have a high incidence of autoimmune thyroiditis,
similar to Hashimoto’s.
The Environmental Working Group has found that
commercial dog food has a very high level of fluoride.
Additionally, while wolves in the wild don’t typically eat
grain products, dog foods contain a high amount of wheat
and gluten.
Perhaps the combination of fluoride and gluten in
dog food (as well as fluoride in Fido’s water) deserves
further attention.Tea
While boiling water removes many toxins and impurities, it concentrates
fluoride. Freezing water, on the other hand, does not affect the concen-
tration of fluoride.
Fluoride is also found in tea, especially red and black teas. Tea leaves
accumulate fluoride from the soil and pollution. The longer they stay
on the tea tree, the heavier the fluoride content. An article published
in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology stated that there is up to
4.5, 1.8, and 0.5 mg/L of fluoride in black, green, and white teas re-
spectively when brewed for five minutes. Chamomile and herbal teas
contain 0.13 mg/L.
Filters
Fluoride can be removed by the following methods; distilling the water,
installing a reverse-osmosis filtration system, or adding activated alu-
mina defluoridation filters. Most other filters do not remove fluoride.
Exchanging black and red tea for white or herbal tea may help reduce our
fluoride exposure as well.